Graham Turner turned 18, and one day later he put in his first few minutes of professional MMA work.

That debut in November 2005 set him on a course of activity in the cage that would be enough to wear many fighters out. But Turner had youth on his side, fighting five times a year between 2007-2010 before finally slowing the pace – but just briefly.

Having just turned 25, one might think Turner would be content now to slow things down, keep the wear and tear to a minimum and start picking up wins on bigger shows. On Saturday, Turner (20-7) fights for the fourth time under the Cage Warriors banner – and looks for his third win in three months – when he meets Nathan Beer (13-4) on the main card of Cage Warriors 50.

Cage Warriors 50 takes place Dec. 8 at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. The main card streams on MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following prelims on Facebook.

“I’ve picked up a few bumps here and there,” Turner told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “Nothing too serious – I’ve actually been quite lucky in my career. I kept busy when I was younger. I love the sport that much. Growing up, I liked watching boxing and when martial arts came to my town, I went and started enjoying it.”

And he really never looked back. He went more than a year between his pro debut and second fight, but in 2007 he started rattling off fights at an average of every 10 or 11 weeks. His fight Saturday against Beer will be his fourth in 2012, so perhaps the pace he dropped down on in 2011 with just two fights is back.

Turner may have been able to avoid a lot of those fight-related aches and pains thanks to a decision to move down from lightweight, where he started his career, to featherweight.

“I’d say dropping down to featherweight is one of the best things I’ve done in my career,” he said. “I wasn’t very heavy when I was competing with lightweights, and the (weight) cut was too easy for me. We decided to go to featherweight, and ever since I’ve been at featherweight it’s been a lot more comfortable. I feel stronger than a lot of the featherweights out there.”

When injuries knocked featherweights Robert Whiteford and Chris Fishgold out of their fight on the main card, it was Graham and Beer who got the good fortune of moving up from the prelims.

Turner will be going after his third straight, and he’s also won four of his past five and 12 of his past 14. One of the losses came against current UFC fighter Akira Corassani. A win over Beer could get some attention thrown Turner’s way.

He’s prepared for a well-rounded fighter, something he’s used to after 27 fights by his 25th birthday.

“He’s pretty much a good boxer and does a lot better wrestling,” Turner said. “I’ve been in there with some great fighters – good wrestlers, good standup fighters. He’s a tough guy. He’s got dangerous hands, so I have to look out for that.

“I think I’m going to go in there, put him on his back and finish him with strikes or a submission.”

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